Saturday, March 7th:

Flag Ceremony - 9:30 a.m.

Presented by the Rockford Charter Chapter of the VietNow and the Rockford Christian Schools band.

Storytimes -When is the last time you sat down to listen to a story? The Children’s Area Theater is the place to be for fun stories and activities this weekend!

     11:00 a.m.: Join us for stories about St. Patrick’s Day.

     4:00 p.m.: Spring has sprung! Enjoy silly stories about spring.

Puppet Show - 1:00 p.m.
Three Billy Goats Gruff brought to you by RPL's premier puppeteers!

Young Adult Craft - 2:00 p.m.
Calling all Young Adults! Want to make your own scrapbook page? We’ll provide the supplies, if you’ll supply the creativity.

Young Adult Gaming Open House - 7:00 p.m.
Pick among our favorites! Play Guitar Hero, DDR, Rockband, and Wii games.

Billy Pirello “The Balloon Guy”- Noon - 2:00 p.m.

"The Balloon Guy" will be delighting everyone with his creative balloon animals and creations!

Meet Max - 11:15 a.m., 1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Max, Rockford Public Library's mascot, will be available to meet his biggest fans and hang out balloons.

Sunday, March 8th:

Storytimes -Join us in the Children's Area Theater for these great storytimes!

     1:00 p.m.: What's poppin'? Pop-up books!

     4:00 p.m.: Who's afraid of the dark? Join us for not-so-scary-stories about monsters.

Young Adult Craft - 2:00 p.m.
Young Adults-- come create your own one-of-a-kind cell phone charm!

Young Adult Gaming - 5:00 p.m.
Gaming Open House. Your Choice: play Guitar Hero, DDR, Rockband, and Wii games

Meet Max - 1:15 p.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Max, Rockford Public Library's mascot, will be available to meet his biggest fans and hand out balloons.

The new East Branch Library is located at 6685 East State Street